Usually, the Roman roads had been drawn along an east-west, parallel to the major rivers, Tagus, Guadiana and Guadalquivir, while both Muslims and Christians ways seek preferably the north-south direction.

During the Caliphate age, specifically during the reign of Abderrahman III, opened a direct route between Córdoba and Toledo. Later, this road was partly abandoned and replaced by the road described by Idrissi, this new road from Cordoba was going to Benalcazar, and thence to Caracuel, Malagon, Guadalerzas, Orgaz and Toledo. Some historians refer to this road with the name "De Omeya".

This almohad route was subsequently changed to Royal road from Cordoba to Toledo, which partly coincide with the road from Granada to Toledo. As described by John Villuga in 1546, the road ran, from Toledo, Venta Diezma, Orgaz, Yébenes, Guadalerzas, Arozutan Sale, Venta la Zarzuela, Malagon and Almagro.